Ἀνανίας

Acts 5:1 Ἁνανίας Ananias

Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.

Here: The Greek form of the Hebrew Hananyah, "the LORD has been gracious". It was a very common Jewish name. Given what happens next, it is grimly ironic.

Acts 5:3 Ἁνανία, Ananias,

Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?

Here: Peter addresses him directly by name. The name is the Greek form of Hebrew Ḥananyah, 'the LORD has been gracious', which makes the scene ironic.

Acts 5:5 Ἁνανίας Ananias

On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.

Here: The Greek form of Hebrew Ḥananyah, 'YHWH has been gracious.' A common Jewish name (compare Hananiah in Daniel 1). Its meaning sits in grim irony with his end, though Luke does not point this out.

Acts 9:10 Ἁνανίας, Ἁνανία. Ananias,, Ananias.

In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.

Acts 9:12 Ἁνανίαν Ananias

In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”

Acts 9:13 Ἁνανίας· Ananias;

But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

Here: The Greek form of Hebrew Ḥananyah, “YHWH has been gracious.” He is a Jewish follower of Jesus in Damascus, later described as devout by the standard of the Law and respected by the local Jews (Acts 22:12). He is not the Ananias of Acts 5 or the high priest of Acts 23.

Acts 9:17 Ἁνανίας Ananias

So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Here: Greek form of the Hebrew name Ḥananyah, 'YHWH has been gracious.' This is a Damascus disciple whom Acts 22:12 calls devout by the standard of the Law and well regarded by the local Jews. He is not the Ananias of Acts 5 or the high priest of Acts 23.

Acts 22:12 Ἁνανίας Ananias

There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,

Here: The Greek form of the Hebrew name Ḥananyah, "the LORD has been gracious." This is the Damascus disciple of Acts 9:10–19. He is not the Ananias of Acts 5 and not the high priest Ananias, who appears in the very next scene (23:2).

Acts 23:2 Ἁνανίας Ananias

At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.

Here: The Greek form of Hebrew Ḥananyah, 'Yahweh has been gracious'. This is Ananias son of Nedebaeus, high priest about AD 47–59. He is not the Ananias of Damascus (Acts 9) or the husband of Sapphira (Acts 5), and not Annas of the Gospels.

Acts 24:1 Ἁνανίας Ananias

Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.

Here: Greek form of the Hebrew Hananiah, "the LORD has been gracious." This is Ananias son of Nedebaeus, who had ordered Paul struck on the mouth days earlier (23:2), and not the Ananias of Acts 5 or the Ananias of Damascus.